Main card, prelims set for 'Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey' in Ohio

The lineup, including the preliminary and main cards, is set for next month’s “Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey” event.

The show takes place March 3 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

The main card, including a title fight between female bantamweight champion Miesha Tate (12-2 MMA, 5-1 SF) and Ronda Rousey (4-0 MMA, 2-0 SF), airs on Showtime. Prelims air on Showtime Extreme.

Tate and Rousey join Gina Carano and Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos as the only female headliners of a major Strikeforce card. (Sarah Kuafman and Takayo Hashi also headlined a smaller Strikeforce Challengers card in early 2010.)

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